Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Central govt. conducts Khelo India School Games under Khelo India Programme (for Athletes). School going children between 10 to 18 years of age participate in these games through registration at their respective schools. These games are live tele-casted at the Star Sports channel. Accordingly, candidates can see the details of events at kheloindia.gov.in
What is Khelo India School Games 2024
Khelo India School Games is a part of the revamped National Programme for development of sports, Khelo India. It aims at strengthening the ecosystem by promoting the twin objectives of mass participation and promotion of excellence in sports. The Khelo India School Games acts as an avenue for identification of budding sports talent in specific disciplines.
Khelo India School Games are annual competitions held in collaboration with the School Games Federation of India (SGFI) and the National Sports Federations (NSFs). The SGFI and NSFs will draw up and conduct an annual calendar of competitions at the lower level in the run-up to the Khelo India School Games at the National level. These games are necessary to identify talents in the children and train them accordingly to become medal winners at the International Level. Thus this programme will promote “Sports For All” and will cover around 20 crore children across the nation.
Khelo India School Games Venues / Games List / Schedule
First School Games under Khelo India Scheme will consists of 16 games. Here is the list of games as per the scheduled dates:-
Sports | Venue |
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Archery | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Complex |
Athletics | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Complex |
Badminton | Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium Complex |
Basketball | Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium Complex |
Boxing | Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium Complex |
Football | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Complex |
Gymnastics | Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium Complex |
Hockey | Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium |
Judo | Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium Complex |
Kabaddi | Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium Complex |
Kho-Kho | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Complex |
Shooting | Dr Karni Singh Shooting Ranges Complex |
Swimming | Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Swimming Pool Complex |
Volleyball | Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium Complex |
Weightlifting | Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium Complex |
Wrestling | Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium Complex |
For more details on venues, visit the official link – https://schoolgames.kheloindia.gov.in/venues and more details on schedule, click the link – https://schoolgames.kheloindia.gov.in/schedule
Watch First Khelo India School Games Anthem
To make this event successful, Ministry has launched an anthem to promote sports among children. The tagline for this Anthem is “Aur khelna chahte hain hum, Khub khelo saath me hain hum”. Candidates can watch this anthem live at Youtube through the link given below:-
Sports & Results Link – https://schoolgames.kheloindia.gov.in/sports
About Khelo India – https://kheloindia.gov.in/
KISG All Participants List – https://schoolgames.kheloindia.gov.in/static-resources/pdf/KheloIndia_Unique_%20KISG_2018.pdf